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HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Very often, these contracts consider only value for money and the relationship between the contracting parties, not the consumer. We have tabled other amendments that look at…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It is particularly important to include these principles in the Bill. Although we all agree with them, have there not been many accusations that during covid, the principles were…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I rise to support all the amendments in this group. I will talk a little bit about the importance of requiring people to consider social value. Currently, councils might consider…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The case of British Telecom and Openreach is another good one. In my constituency, they planned to make all the engineers redundant and to move them to a place in the midlands at…31 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI raise the plight of the Peacehaven and Telscombe conurbation, which has more than 23,000 people, with no further education provision, high levels of free school meals and pupil…26 Jan 2023HANSARDPlant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022Given the mention of successful demarcations, I point to the success—albeit limited, and we always have to be vigilant—of the prevention of Dutch elm disease in the city of…25 Jan 2023HANSARDUnaccompanied Asylum-seeking ChildrenLocally, I am afraid, my council also does not have a grip on this serious situation. It is out of its depth and, unfortunately, it is in a legal limbo. Past child protection…24 Jan 2023HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I wanted to notify the House at the earliest opportunity that I have written to the hon. Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Miriam Cates) to…18 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice Conduct and David CarrickThis is another case in a long list of cases, and it is about not just misogyny but race and homophobia. When Sadiq Khan called in the then commissioner and asked her to produce a…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerI will give way, but it is bigotry that we just heard.17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is difficult when we are talking about these emotional matters. The reality of this is that this section 35 is the new Tories’ section 28. It…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerNo, I will not give way to you, or anyone else. [ Interruption. ] I mean to the hon. Member. On the substance of this, ignoring that horrible speech we have just heard—17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerGoodness me, that speech was probably one of the worst transphobic dog-whistle speeches I have heard in an awfully long time. Linking the Bill with predators is, frankly,…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerIs it not right that, in the passing of the Equality Act 2010, it was noted then that the GRA needed to be reformed and depathologised? The party that came in straight after the…17 Jan 2023HANSARDScotland Act 1998: Section 35 PowerThe real truth of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 discussion is that almost five years ago this Government opened up a consultation on GRA reform and did sweet nothing on it. They…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: Section 35 PowerI will say that there are some very honourable Members on all sides of the House, including the Conservative side, who resisted moves from the Government and who, when trans…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy hon. Friend mentioned carbon border adjustments. Is it not the truth that both Europe and America are now leading on these discussions, because they understand that trade deals…12 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillDid you think I was going to go on for longer?12 Dec 2022HANSARD Council TaxThe hon. Gentleman is misinterpreting the Labour rules, is he not? They do not require photo ID; they require any ID. They allow student ID, student bus cards and student…12 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillWe are here to talk about a very small part of a much wider trade Bill. To some extent, we are only talking about it because the Procurement Bill has not been brought to this…12 Dec 2022